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[‹em]1) (a precious stone especially when cut into a particular shape, eg for a ring or necklace.) πολύτιμος λίθος2) (anything or anyone thought to be especially good: This picture is the gem of my collection.) κόσμημα, στολίδι•- gemstone -
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subs.Ar. and P. λίθος, ὁ or ἡ, P. λιθίδιον, τό. See Plat., Phaedo, 110D-E for reference to gems. See also Jewel.——————v. trans.Use P. and V. ποικίλλειν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Gem
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[stəun] 1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) the material of which rocks are composed: limestone; sandstone; a stone house; stone walls; In early times, men made tools out of stone.) πέτρα2) (a piece of this, of any shape or size: He threw a stone at the dog.) πέτρα3) (a piece of this shaped for a special purpose: a tombstone; paving-stones; a grindstone.) πέτρα4) (a gem or jewel: She lost the stone out of her ring; diamonds, rubies and other stones.) πετράδι5) (the hard shell containing the nut or seed in some fruits eg peaches and cherries: a cherry-stone.) κουκούτσι6) (a measure of weight still used in Britain, equal to 6.35 kilogrammes: She weighs 9.5 stone.) μονάδα βάρους7) (a piece of hard material that forms in the kidney, bladder etc and causes pain.) πέτρα2. verb1) (to throw stones at, especially as a ritual punishment: Saint Stephen was stoned to death.) πετροβολώ,λιθοβολώ2) (to remove the stones from (fruit): She washed and stoned the cherries.) ξεκουκουτσιάζω•- stony- stonily
- stoniness
- stone-cold
- stone-dead
- stone-deaf
- stoneware
- stonework
- leave no stone unturned
- a stone's throw
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